Are you under 20? We want to know what you think about your community and hear your ideas for the future. Get your voice heard! Get involved in shaping the future of the Comox Valley:

• Check out our links to tools and resources that can help you get more involved.
• Check out Kat's Pajamas for an inspiring page showing ideas relating to sustainability.
• Join a discussion on our Facebook page.
• Do you have other ideas for youth events? Please don't hesitate to contact us at info@shapethefuture.ca. After all, this is your valley, have your say.

Contest Winners

Photo Contest  Winner is Natasha Guillo. Prize - a $100 gift certificate from Simon's Cycles. Click here to see the winning submission.

Bursary 1 - Go Deep: Deanna Gilmore. Prize – a $500 bursary. Click here to see the winning submission.

Bursary 2 - Go Broad: Natasha Guillo. Prize – a $500 bursary. Click here to see the winning submission.

Elementary Students Submission

Submission from Huband Elementary Grade 6 Students At the February 14th Working Group workshop, grade 6 students from Huband Elementary School shared their ideas on sustainability in the Comox Valley. The students created a collage in response to the following questions:

• What are some things we like in our community?
• What are some of our community's problems?
• How we would like to change things in our community?

View photos of the collage: A special thank you to Valerie Sherriff at Huband Elementary for managing the student project and the following students for their enthusiastic participation and excellent collage:

• Mollie Green
• Liam Pidsosny
• Lauren Sargent
• Alisa Tatham
• Kaitlin Emery
• Katinka Neumann

A special thank you to Helen Austin, a Comox Valley singer/songwriter who worked with the students to create a song. Thanks also to Robin Rivers of Our Big Earth for the great photographs. Check out the video below: A video with the students' presentation can be seen here: